Underscoring device for printing-machines.



- W. R. ALLEN. UNDBRSGORING DEVICE PO'R PRINTING MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED M1116. 1910.'

Lm, Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

nammggm@ www v mi i I Non anni@ interni @glsernen 'UNDERSCORNG DEVXCE FR RBNTITG et tor use with inachines employing grooved type held in rows by overhanging rails. In

` uh machines, the type is frequently ot 'yjghiewriter pattern, and accordingly, it is desirable, where emphasis is to he indicated, to provide a line beneath the word or words emphasized, after the manner of a type` writer. W here the lines areset a considerahle distance apart, linown as double space the underlining may be accomplished by suitably lformed type designed i'or this purpose and set in the interina diate channel, though such arrangement brings the underscoring line an undue distance helow the type; but where the charaeter type are set in adjacent channels, in what is known as as-heen a matter of difficulty to properly provide for any underscorinff.

lt has been proposed to accomplish underscoring of single space work by putting a piece of spring metal, like a portion ot a Iwatch spring, between the adjacent type rows, alloning the tendency of the metal to curve to rictionally hold it in place. y This has been objectionable, because even the slight curvature of such spring metal renders its artiiicial character detectable. Furthermore, such piece ot metal is liable to hecorne displaced so that it underlines other characters than those desired, or 'itniay worl: out of the form' altogether.

The present invention provides an underlining strip of nietal, formed to rest hetween the type, such strip having a head which adapted to occupy an adjacent row of type' and he engaged h5 such type, where the strip is securely held in place. My

strip is designed to he cutY oil' in lengths which are multiples cJi the distance across a type, and the head prevents any longitudinal shifting` of the strip, so that if will single space work, itl

r1 CCMPANY, GF CLEVELAND, OHIO Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led April' 16, 131D.

,parallel rails with 'Figi 3 is a similar view with the ingstrip in place; Figs. and plans or.

always underline and, furthermore, 4cannot we forni or accidentally drop out when forni is invertedJ els stated, wel adapted all@ viding` under-cut channels which are n i ed to confine rows of type grooved on 'their opposite sides, and in. such case, my underscoring device isv made of a longstrip adapt ed tovrest on the 'tace ot a rail between ad- 'jacent type rows, "he head, pi erahly at one end of the strin, is 'formed somewhat similar to a type l a the under-cut chac occupy. This head is preeraoly the integral ypiece of sheet nietal a trie L proper, being torni-ed of a. portion of metal heut 'at right angles to the Notches in the opposite sides ot "i ii correspond to 'the grooves of the ty are adapted to he occupied by the overhanging portions adjacent rails.

My underscoring device may he put in place hy holding: it ely oi" the rais so that the enlarged toot or the head may pass into the type channel, when t1 e strip is turned into position, and such enlarged z toot, swinging around beneath the. heads, holdsthe strip aggains type abutting the head on and holding it against thinness of the, head enables ii: l serted wherever desir-eo between 'am wit-hout causing any perceptible irr'eg'uls-rm ity in the printed impression.-

ln addition to the strip and head as above referred to, my invention other more specific features, as will h plained in the following dcription convenient embodiment et the inventio` ln the drawings, Figure l .is a view of iny underscorine de and detached; Fis". 2 sectional. fl portion of a type drain with the underscorinej strip in the process et beine put in place; iderscor a portion of such type-holding; drinn with the underscorin strip hein?, applied, and with it in place, respect-hiel?.

Referring to the par* n reference letters, A represents any suit iii/einher, which may, for example, he a 'ary drinn, and is provided with suitable te l raiis @which incl oies have duced shanlis or webs a.

represents the type which occupies the under-cut channels provided by the adjacent. rails, this type having grooves on its opposite sides to enable it to be slid in endwise ot the type channels and thereafter to be held against displacement as the drum rotates.

il represents my underscoring device, which has a long' strip portion of a length corresponding to any desired number of type. and a heirl'it Correspond-inan to the distance the type facestands above the periphery or surface. of the rail face, and thickness slightly less than the distance between the heads oi type in adiacent rowsv Accordingly, when the strip portion C rests on the face of the rail between rows of type, it iiinderlines a portion of one ot such rows and is sul'istantially the saine height to pape as the type itself. lintcgral with the strip portion il of the undcrscoring device is the head which isbent at right angles to the strip portion and is oli'substantially T-shape, haring` an upper portion ot a width ai'iproxiimately that| ot a. type, then a shank 'portion c correspondineto the shank ot' the type,

and a toot portion c2 corresponding to the head, v

The head is so thin that it may be easily placed within a l'vpe channel at any point intermediate of a line and does not have to be shoved in endwise.' A tter being so placed with the strip projecting; transversely of the rails, a simple twisting; ot the device brinnjs the head transversely of the rails and the strip longitudinally thereof, whereupon the strip can be pressed down between adj acent type lines, and the head will then stand alongside ol the type in the channel which the head occupies. I

Wigs. 2 and 4 show the position of my underscorinp; device as it is being1 puty in place. lt is simply necessary to separate, by ashort distance, the type in the line which the head is to occupy and a few of the adjacent type lines; then to put the head in the desired space with the strip partly occupyinp; the space between separated type lines, and partly above the type 'torni projectingr transversely and diagonally away from t' torni, as shown in Fig'. Then, as the device is twisted into place, the strip passes over the type lines, which are to stand below over-hanging; heads surmonnting renosaaoi channels, so that the head," as may beinost convenient, may be put in either the channel it is desired to ui'iderscore, with the strip eritending` below the type in such a channel, or in the next lower channel with the strip extending' above the channel which it occupies, which will brine the strip below the channel it is desired to underscore.

In order to ,9;ive the imprint produced by my underscorinpY device as close a similarity as possible to that of typewritini l may notch the printing edge ol the strip, as shown at c, dividing` it into short printing); lines lcorrespondini,T to the thickness of a type, and causing` an interruptedunderlining lilic a typewriter. These notches Ylorm a convenient guide for cut-tina' oli' the strip, so

that it may always be of the length just. equal f `conveniently trimmed to any desired length tlv underscoringI device Amay be used equally well where the printing;4 is hrontgh an inked fabric or where the ink is supplied directy to the type by a roller. rthe head insures the strip being held in place whatever Imethod of inking is used, or vvhether the form is removable or stationary.

l have shown the imderscorina` device applied to single space work, which has heretolore, presented the greatest dilliculty. lt is equally adapted, htm-evento double spacing;` or to the bottom line on the page or other locations where it is not between adjacent printing lines. In such cases it is only necessary to set a few spaces or quads in the vacant, channel adjacent to the line to be underscored, or insert one or more metal stops sprung in between the rails, such quads, spaces or stops rising to an ample height to prevent any displacement orbending of the strip.

Ha ving thus what l claim is:

l. ln an underscoring' device, thecombination of a print-ingstrip, and a retaining head forming a permanent party thereof and nitending` from the side of the strip and having a, grooved side.

2. An underscoring device having a stripportion, and a hea-d portion at one end at right angles to the strip, said head portion being at the side of thestrip portion and having a` groove in its side edge. i

3. An underscoring device having` a stripportion, and a head portieri at right angles thereto and being of substantialy T--shape 4.- An underscoring device havinga stripportion, and a head portion at right angles thereto and loeinrgl oli substantially lf-shape, the top of the "l" being lower 'than the top of the strip-portion, and the shank and a described my invention,

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lll() Cri vfind o, progectin and retaining and extending the strip end hnvinge proj-eetiii nntierscoring device matie nieve of sheet Enetei and hef-Jing' n extermin-portion and e heed port-io ingrom. the side of the strip portion ntone enti and right angles to the stri@ Y I saisi head portion having n. groove in te eine.

'i'. in 'tindereooring device udepteti for nee 1 'with n relied neniher adopted 'tor wrijving grooveti type, snici tintiel'sooring device having acoinpnretiveiy long strip adapted. to stand on the ieee *n 1 rml, and e eompeintiveiy Short nenti et@ tent ing to one and adept' ,7' to el,

The combination with niemeer non pini-@Hei reiie with overhtinggin or :in unfierscoring device having n portion7 sind` head with a reeneeti Mnent foot atiapted to @Conny e. i.v iimiei between edncent reiis i -with a member hetvu 11th overhanging hoede,

i n orojectingoot adeptna nel between adje-fentthereby, sind head being;

thin enough s that when turned out of nor- 1 mei position its enlarged foot may he passed between the heads of the rails.

l0. The combination with o. ineinher hevng parallel oif'erhanging rails, of an undereorin1 device having n etrip-portioniinti e leed with reduced shank and i projec g "oet, seid foot being adapted to he'pzisse 'o the type channel between the miie enti noti therein to bridge the under Sides oi" the mii heads, and the strip in Such position tending on the face of one ot the adjacent rfiiis.

1l. An onderneming tievice eoniprising Strip haivinff its printing edge notched reguinrlj. cor xeptmtiing; to the chileno, of abutting type, and a. notched i'etoini Q' heed seein-et to si i strip and. projeetiug to one suie thereof.

i2. in :in nntiei'scoring device. the lcoinbination with miie for holding rows ot' type,

of :i ,et-rin formed to be hohl' between nf.' cent roive oi. typo und rest on o mit ei vjing both ro Ts, Said strip having its printing edge notched reguieriy corresponding to thickness of the typo.

.tievi-ce having e stripv left metei and heving a e heat? portion at right oortion, the heed portion foot beneath it notch tiring stfip made of e heey metal and having e heed portion et right oortion,

shank and a. projecting less high thon the strip-portion.

` letlp made of n niet-el' and having a heed portion et right rin- :ort/ona the head portion e'iw l than the printing edge tion enti having a; reduced e oziecting toot, the strippen t @tened on its printed edge.

nihinetion With a member hevin@ hoiciers, o en untiersooring i n, Strip-portion, and e, pro- .ri edepted to he positioned. in an roem combination with n member havroiiei type holders, of an underseoring havin" n. strip-portion, and a head A enti otrthe strip adapted to be DosiA nett in en tijecent type row and he held rfa-hy strip beingeciapted to be end on opposite sides by the adjacent rows of type.,

ie. n underecoring strip nnde of ai i ie of sheet niet-zii und having' aV strip portion and :i projecting head portion, he Str' portion. .standing higher than the tion, und the head ortion having a, op" 'toot beneath :in enge notch therein. in iliiuiei .c fing strip made of e ieee of sheet nietzti and having a 1 sind, :t head portion bont. theremi need portion having e notch in 'he combination, with a member hav- L prireiiel overhanging rails, of type it on their opposite sides and adapthetween Said rails with. theirA :hanging the saine, and an underi adopted to rest on the surface .oetween typ-e iines-end stand type i hoiding ineens on said lStrip v, to Staind between individual type in n eoiti iines between the mii on which i:- 'n stands and en adjacent rail.

i 'my vfheieof, hereunto affix my 'intere in the ozesence of vtwo witnesses.

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